Please see below for an outline of the “Tokyo International Conducting Competition” to be hosted in 2024.
■DATES, VENUES AND ORCHESTRAS
1. First Preliminary Round
Dates: October 7 (Monday) and 8 (Tuesday), 2024
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Second Preliminary Round
Dates: October 9 (Wednesday) and 10 (Thursday), 2024
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Final Round
Date: October 13, 2024 (Sunday)
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The New Japan Philharmonic
■ORGANIZING BODY
The Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, which has been held every three years since 1967, will be renamed the “Tokyo International Conducting Competition” on its 20th anniversary in 2024.
Since it was originally begun as the “Min-On Competition” in 1967, this competition invites the wide participation of capable musicians with the aim of unearthing and nurturing outstanding talent. In addition to providing strong support to such musicians and their musical activities around the world, the Competition also endeavors to promote international cultural exchange.
Name: Tokyo International Conducting Competition 2024
Organized by Min-On Concert Association
Supported by The Foreign Ministry of Japan, The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK
Cooperated by Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Official Sponsors
Alp, Inc.
SECOM CO., LTD.
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
■ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
The organization structure comprises of an Organizing Committee, an Executive Committee, a Panel of Judges, and the Competition Office. The Panel of Judges is proposed by the Executive Committee and formed with the approval of Min-On. The Competition Office has been set up within the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo.
■ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
・Chairperson
Kazuto ITO (Japan)
President, Min-On Concert Association
・Members
Seiji OZAWA (Japan)
Director, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival; General Director, New Japan Philharmonic
(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)
■EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
・Chairperson
Kiyoshi KOMATSU (Japan)
Director, Min-On Concert Association
・Members
Junichi HIROKAMI (Japan)
Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO (artistic advisor), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor of Conducting, Tokyo College of Music; Director, Kyoto Concert Hall
Hiroshi KUWABARA (Japan)
Managing Director, Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras
Toshio MIYAZAWA (Japan)
Managing Director, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra
Tadaaki OTAKA (Japan)
Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tatsuya SHIMONO (Japan)
General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts
Takeshi TADA (Japan)
Divisional Director, Public Services Division, Min-On Concert Association
Ken TAKASEKI (Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra
(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)
■PANEL OF JUDGES
・Chairperson
Tadaaki OTAKA (Japan)
Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
・Members
Jeff ALEXANDER (US)
President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mike GEORGE (UK)
Senior Producer, BBC Philharmonic
Junichi HIROKAMI (Japan)
Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO (artistic advisor), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor of Conducting, Tokyo College of Music; Director, Kyoto Concert Hall
Rainer HONECK (Austria)
Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor Emeritus, Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo
Okko KAMU(Finland)
Former Principal Conductor, Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Tatsuya SHIMONO (Japan)
General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts
Hubert SOUDANT (Netherlands)
Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Ken TAKASEKI(Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Principal Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra; Music Advisor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra
(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)
